moseri, Sphagebranchus Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1901:864, Fig. 14 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 23 (no. 1239); ref. 2508] Suruga Bay, off Namazu, Japan, Albatross station 3700, depth 63 [not 100] fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 49729 [not 49728] (poor condition, 3 pieces). Type catalog: Smith 1994:36 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Apterichtus moseri (Jordan & Snyder 1901) -- (Machida & Ohta 1993:103 [ref. 22477], Machida & Ohta 1994:1 [ref. 21444], Nakabo 2000:219 [ref. 25086], Randall & Earle 2000:8 [ref. 25806], Nakabo 2002:219 [ref. 26001], McCosker & Hibino 2015:70 [ref. 33725], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:4 [ref. 33988], Hibino et al. 2016:150 [ref. 34475], Ho et al. 2018:205 [ref. 36046], Ho et al. 2018:13 [ref. 36050], Hibino 2018:222 [ref. 36341]). Current status: Valid as Apterichtus moseri (Jordan & Snyder 1901). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Japan, Marquesas Islands and Taiwan. Habitat: marine.